“He’s A Fake Lawyer Who Lacks understanding of WECC’s Process.”
The debate over War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) has intensified to the extent that Dr. Jallah Barbu, coming strongly against Cllr. Dempster Brown.
Barbu is the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC L), while Cllr. Brown is the
Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR).
Dr. Barbu described Brown as “a complete embarrassment to the legal profession,” accusing him of lacking a clear understanding of the Executive Orders President Joseph Boakai issued to establish OWECC-L.
Barbu: “The Office is legally empowered to decentralize its activities thereby reaching out to victims, and survivors but not collecting evidence as Mr. Brown had perceived.”
By this, Barbu said, he has created regional offices to ensure the court’s eventual effectiveness.
Brown had earlier accused Barbu of “misapplying government funds by creating regional offices before the court was formally established.”
He argued that such actions were premature and amounted to “wasteful spending.”
Brown insisted that OWECC-L should be held accountable for its spending.
He maintained that the fragile justice process could be derailed by “mismanagement.”
He then questioned the legality of Barbu’s actions.
But when he appeared on a local radio station on Monday, April 27, Barbu questioned Brown’s understanding of the process leading to the creation of the two courts.
He accused Brown of masquerading as a lawyer despite not being licensed to practice law.
Barbu dismissed Brown’s remarks as “baseless and far from legal reasoning.”
Barbu accused Brown of misleading the public, further stating that those who failed to understand the Executive
Order should not misinform Liberians.